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Friday, May 11, 2012

Zendala Dare #5

Creating these templates for the Zendala Dare is so much fun. Sometimes I have a vision in mind, and sometimes something just evolves as I am creating them. I like them each for different reasons and would never present something that I didn't think was "worthy". Every once in a while however, I make one and when I am finished I just think "Wow! Where did that come from?" Well, that's what happened this week. I don't know why I love this template so much but it just speaks to me. I think it has a very art deco feel, which is ironic because I'm not a big fan of art deco. I don't know what it is but I just love how it turned out.

This week I decided to do a standard tile and a Zendala tile. For the standard tile I went with the classic black and white. I think it ended up having a nice contrast and the the choice of tangles seemed to work well. I also decided to use my new tangle Charlie in both tiles.

Tangles: Flux, Hollibaugh, Charlie, Amaze, Kwiet

For my Zendala tile I decided to go out on a limb and use some sepia pens, my standard black microns, and some tinted charcoal. I think it was a nice diversion from the usual.

This is my favorite zendala so far. I found it easy to pick out tangles to use, and really liked the results. Your two tangles are awesome. I can't pick a favorite. Congratulations on your new tangle, Charlie. I look forward to the weekend so much, because I know I get to do a new dare!! Thanks, Erin.

I just finished checking out everyone's zendalas, and they are particularly amazing this week--starting with yours! Thanks for doing this. I'm not sure I would have realized how much I enjoy zendalas without your encouragement through the dares.